Increased salt intake may be associated with greater chronic kidney disease risk
1. This large cohort study found that in the general population, a higher self-reported frequency of adding salt to foods ...
Tag: nephrology
Adjuvant everolimus does not improve survival for patients with resected renal cell carcinoma
1. Recurrence-free survival was significantly different between the adjuvant everolimus and placebo groups. 2. Grade 3 or higher adverse events ...
Prophylactic antibiotics prevent urinary tract infections in infants with vesicoureteral reflux
1. In this randomized controlled trial, prophylactic antibiotics resulted in significantly lower rates of first-occurrence urinary tract infections (UTIs) in ...
#VisualAbstract: Budesonide may be effective for slowing renal function decline in patients with IgA nephropathy
1. Reduction in time-weighted glomerular filtration rate (GFR) decline was significantly greater in Nefecon versus placebo. 2. Majority of adverse ...
Budesonide may be effective for slowing renal function decline in patients with IgA nephropathy
1. Reduction in time-weighted glomerular filtration rate (GFR) decline was significantly greater in Nefecon versus placebo. 2. Majority of adverse ...
Acute kidney injury more prevalent amongst extremely premature neonates
1. A secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial found that when correcting for fluid balance, AKI was more commonly diagnosed ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind August 7, 2023
Fluctuations in Serum Creatinine Levels During Hospitalization and Long-Term End-Stage Kidney Disease and Mortality 1. Despite returning to a normal ...
Risk of adverse kidney-related events for patients on lithium is low but increases with greater exposure
1. For patients newly initiated on lithium or valproate, the absolute risks of chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression or acute ...
There is a low risk of chronic kidney disease progression following acute kidney injury
1. In this prospective cohort study, there was a limited association between acute kidney injury (AKI) and worsening kidney function ...
#VisualAbstract: Comparison between hydroxychloroquine and systemic corticosteroids in IgA nephropathy
1. For patients with IgA nephropathy (IgAN), long-term use of hydroxychloroquine demonstrated antiproteinuric effects compared to corticosteroids at 24 months. ...
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